I've Become the King of Villains in the Game-Chapter 813 - 507 Iron Crown

When all this came to an end.

Oscar and Maggie quietly left.

The Cat God Due to Philip’s death, remained in a distracted state and did not speak to Chen Lun. Seeing this, the latter abandoned the idea of conversing with it, feeling a tinge of regret in his heart.

After all, regardless of everything, Philip was both his teacher and friend. Now, he has died by his own hands. Destiny or regret, it has become an undeniable fact.

The starry sky region in the Dream Realm still remained vast and magnificent.

But Chen Lun no longer had the heart to linger; he dragged his exhausted body, crossed the Door of Slumber, and returned to the real world... Perhaps it was the exhaustion of his spirituality and physical strength, or the overwhelming information recently divulged to him by Oscar’s Majesty. His thoughts and attention were more fatigued than ever, so much so that he did not notice a pair of eyes tightly fixed on him until he had completely left.

The Royal City.

Before the arch gate of the Generous Church District.

A figure of a gentleman in a black hat suddenly appeared, leaning on his Silver Staff pitted and battered on the surface, and slowly walked inside.

Chen Lun’s gaze lightly lowered, and he sighed quietly.

This "old companion" who had accompanied him since Amber City was now damaged in the battle with Howard... He felt somewhat regretful, after all, this weapon had been very handy for him.

’It was originally just a C-rank [Astrolabe Ritual], but after being tempered by Arno, it was upgraded to B-rank [Galaxy Anthem]... But even so, it obviously couldn’t withstand the fierce blow of a near Angel-rank high-level being. Its mission has come to an end.’

Chen Lun’s fingers gently brushed over the handle of the staff, and the latter seemed to feel this emotion and trembled slightly.

"Hm?"

He involuntarily raised an eyebrow.

Because the Silver Staff transmitted a message intermittently, roughly meaning that dying by the hand of its original owner isn’t a bad fate after all.

Chen Lun realized.

’It seems indeed so... I originally obtained it from the ’gentleman’ at the mysterious gathering in Amber City. In fact, it was part of Philip’s legacy.’

He shook his head with emotion.

Logically, only A-rank and above Mysterious Objects have the ability to communicate with humans... Now, the [Galaxy Anthem] transmitting a message for the first time surprised him while adding more layers to his regret.

"You are back!"

A voice, ethereal and joyful, sounded.

Without looking, Chen Lun knew it was Floey, who had been waiting here. He stepped forward, naturally embracing the young girl in a black dress standing by the garden path.

"Yes, I am back."

Chen Lun slightly curved his lips and spoke softly.

Floey said nothing more, her small hands tightly circled the man’s waist as she closed her eyes, pressing closely to his chest, quietly feeling his warmth and heartbeat.

She feared she would never see him again, never touch the man who haunted her dreams again... Fortunately, he was back, signaling that everything was over.

A melodious and romantic harmonica tune gently drifted into their ears.

The two embraced in the garden, perfectly in sync with the scene.

But Chen Lun remembered something, turned his head to the side, and saw Alec leaning casually against a tree, striking a suave pose as he played the tune.

Moments later.

Alec set down the harmonica, yawned long, and lazily waved a hand, made a showy bow to the two, and finally turned and left.

Chen Lun watched his back and shook his head helplessly.

Now, he knew Alec’s true identity, his original doubts were dispelled... But at the moment, he had new troubles, not knowing how to interact with him.

After a brief consideration, Chen Lun made up his mind.

’Hm... Necessary lessons still need to be taught; I am the Leader, I make the decisions. Oscar’s Majesty surely wouldn’t mind these trivial details.’

Alec, walking away, felt a sudden chill for some reason and sneezed loudly.

"Must have gotten sick from sleeping on the lawn, damn it, better go find Dr. Maggie for some medicine. If I have a runny nose during a date with a noble lady, it would be embarrassing..."

Then, cursing under his breath, he ran off.

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When Chen Lun returned to the residential area, the circus members still didn’t know their Leader had just experienced a deadly battle of fate.

Seeing the gentleman in the black hat, they smiled and respectfully greeted him.

Floey, holding Chen Lun’s arm, led him to the stairway leading to the second floor in the living room, and gently said:

"Go upstairs and rest first, I’ll prepare a sumptuous dinner."

"Thank you."

Chen Lun smiled and nodded.

Floey then stood on her tiptoes and gave him a light peck on the cheek before turning and walking towards the kitchen.

The tension in Chen Lun’s nerves relaxed in that moment. After letting out a long breath, he slowly went upstairs and returned to his room.

But he did not rest; instead, he took out his spoils of war... the Black Cane, a leather notebook, and two bookmarks placed within it.

As soon as Chen Lun set down the Silver Staff in his hand, it gave a cracking sound as if it could no longer hold together, its whole body covered in cracks before shattering into countless points of starlight, leaving five silver balls on the table.

Chen Lun sighed and put away the Mid Sequence Constellation material that had disassembled. Then he picked up Howard’s rusty Black Cane.

Suddenly feeling something, he raised an eyebrow and activated a bit of his Mythical power. The Black Cane instantly shrank and transformed into a black ring!

[A-Level Mysterious Object - Balag Ring (Incomplete)]

Item description: An item imbued with the power of conspiracy, resembling a rusty ring with ferocious, intertwined patterns on the inner circle. It’s suspected to have originated from a Conspiracy Saint who reveled in inciting war and slaughter... The once Anlong United Kingdom, Cardan Territory, and Buturia Territory’s demise might be related to it.

"Every person’s heart harbors a desire for destruction; I merely provided a minuscule bit of help..."

Item effect: After use, a weapon manifested by the subconscious of slaughter will be forcibly held, indestructible, and extremely sharp.

Item cost: Once used, it cannot be removed easily and only ends with death. Forced removal requires a Willpower check (no less than 50 points of Willpower) or consuming a large amount of Sanity (no less than 100 points of Sanity, depending on usage time) to disarm.

’It’s actually a set with the Balag Necklace? No wonder both are marked as "incomplete"...’

Chen Lun was somewhat surprised.

He took off the necklace from his neck and placed the two together.

Crack, crack...

The necklace and ring simultaneously grew iron wires, intertwining with each other. Soon, a rusty Iron Crown appeared before Chen Lun.

With great interest, he held up the Iron Crown as a notification popped up on his interface—

[Super A-Level Mysterious Object - Balag Crown]

Item description: An item imbued with the power of conspiracy, resembling a rusty Iron Crown, with the marks of time seemingly telling stories of the past. It originated from a betrayed king who, after amassing sufficient Strength, attempted to return to his kingdom with chaos and slaughter, but ended tragically.

"Someday there will be an end, I should not be in such a rush..."

Item effect: After use, one will be replaced by the subconscious of slaughter, evolving a set of armaments (including weapons and armor), triggering deep combat instincts and desires, losing the sense of pain, and enhancing Strength, Agility, and Endurance (by 30% of one’s own Attributes).

Item cost: Once used, it cannot be removed easily and only ends with death. Forced removal requires a Willpower check (no less than 80 points of Willpower) or consuming a large amount of Sanity (no less than 200 points of Sanity, depending on usage time) to disarm.

"Thirty percent?!"

Chen Lun’s eyes widened.

After merging the two incomplete A-Level Mysterious Objects into one, not only did it become a Super A-Level item, but its effects and Attributes were also enhanced and integrated.

’The boost to my Strength, Agility, and Endurance Attributes would mean over 100 Attribute Points increase for each... As long as I activate the Iron Crown, my overall power would rise another level!’

He caressed the rough and rusty crown, his heart filled with excitement. Taking a deep breath, Chen Lun held it with both hands and slowly placed it on his head.

Buzz!

A strong killing intent surged from within him.

Blood vessels filled Chen Lun’s eyes instantly.

Fortunately, with the Max Level Blessing from the King of Slaughter, "Bloodthirsty by Nature," which gave him strong Control over his killing intent, he quickly suppressed the Iron Crown’s intrusion.

Sss! Sss!

Iron wires spread out, instantly transforming into a grayish-white deep robe draped over Chen Lun’s shoulders. It looked like a cloak or a cape, fluttering without wind, rustling.

At the same time, a grayish-white staff appeared in his hand, topped with a jade-gold dragon’s head, ending in a ring-like sharp tail resembling white jade. ƒrēewebnoѵёl.cσm

"Hoo..."

Chen Lun’s eyes were unknowingly covered with a green glow, revealing an indescribable satisfaction in his calm vertical pupils.

He could clearly feel his current power, exceptionally terrifying... If he faced Houston again, even without entering the Mythical Creature Form, he had the confidence to conclude the battle within a minute.

"Disengage."

After testing, Chen Lun gave the Iron Crown the supreme command. However, this Super A-Level Mysterious Object seemed somewhat unruly, not obeying his will, maintaining its armament while continuing to erode his mind, stoking an overwhelming desire for slaughter.

"Heh..."

Chen Lun chuckled, his gaze cold.

With his 103 points of Willpower, he entirely disregarded the Iron Crown’s killing intent, easily raising his hand and firmly grasping it.

His hand, now covered with white crystal scales, looked like a gloved fist, with an invisible but terrifying thread at his fingertips ready to land on the crown at any moment.

At this moment, the Iron Crown trembled violently, then slowly withdrew its invading iron wires. Chen Lun’s grayish-white cloak and staff vanished along with it.

At the same time, Chen Lun received a message.

The general meaning was: You’re quite good, I admire you; you barely deserve me.